Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries

by Rufus M. Jones

Ladders, mystical, xxiii n.
Langcake, Thomas, 234 n.
"Latitude-men," 279, 288-291
Law, William—
on Boehme, 153 n., 179, 234
on Inner Word, 346 n.
Leade, Jane, 228, 230, 232 n., 233
Lee, Francis, 230-231, 233
Letter, the—
versus the Spirit in—
Denck, 28-29
Bünderlin, 36-39
Entfelder, 41-43
Schwenckfeld, 72-74
Franck, 60-62, 154, 245, 317
Castellio, 101
Coornhert, 108-109
The Light on the Candlestick, 130
Weigel, 148
Boehme, 169-170, 201
John Ellistone, 217-218
Everard, 241, 245-246, 251
Randall, 263
Rous, 269
Vane, 276
Sterry, 285
John Smith, 316-318
Liegnitz Pastors, 67 n.
Life and Light of a Man in Christ Jesus, The, 263-265
"Light, Children of the," 132, 221, 260, 277, 341
Light, Inward, 129-132 (see Inward Word)
Light on the Candlestick, The, 123, 128
teaching of, 128-132
circulated as Quaker Tract, 128
Linacre, Thomas, 236
Loofs, F.—
on Luther, 13
Lucifer, 178, 185, 192, 234
Luther, Martin—
child of the people, 4, 9
influence of mystics on, 6, 7, 9
influence of Humanists on, 7, 8
discovers way of Faith, xxxix, 5-8, 15
theology of, 9-14, 19, 70, 76
as a Reformer, 14-16, 12l
quoted on Toleration, 93
influence on—
Franck, 47
Schwenckfeld, 65-69
Boehme, 154

Magic—
in use of words, xi
as an aspect of—
the Sacraments, 13
Justification, 75
Sacerdotalism, 79
Superstition, 309
in the Cabala, 135
in Agrippa of Nettesheim, 136
in Paracelsus, 137
Man—
as conceived by—
Gnostics, xii, xiii
the psychologist, xvii
the mystics, xxvi, 70
the Spiritual Reformers, xxx-xxxii, xlviii, 337
the Humanists, 2, 4, 19, 69
Luther, 9, 11-12, 70
Denck, xxx, 21-23
Bünderlin, 35, 36
Franck, 53-55
Schwenckfeld, 54, 70, 77, 269
Castellio, 99
Coornhert, 106
Remonstrants, 114
Descartes, 124-125
Spinoza, 127
author of The Light on the Candlestick, 130-131
exponents of "Nature Mysticism," 133
Agrippa of Nettesheim, 137
Paracelsus, 138
Weigel, 142-145
Boehme, xxx, 184-186, 188, 190-191
Charles Hotham, 211
John Ellistone, 218, 219
John Sparrow, 218, 219
Everard, 248-250
Rous, 268
Vane, 276-277
Sterry, xxx, 283
Robert Barclay, 283, 347
Cambridge Platonists, 290
Whichcote, 296-297
John Smith, 310-311
English poets, 322, 323
Traherne, 327, 328-329
the Quakers, 347
Mann, Edward, 233 n.
Martensen, H. L.—
on Boehme, 151 n.
Martyr, Peter, 236
Massachusetts—
religious controversies in, 273-274
McGiffert, A. C.—
on Luther, 15
Mennonites, 115
views of, 116
and Collegiants, 116, 120
Mildmay, Sir Walter, 279
Millennium, the—
Vane on, 275, 277-278
Milton, John—
on heaven and hell, 187 n.
on strange sects, 214
on Vane, 271
on Inward Word, 321
influence of Boehme on, 234
and Sterry, 281
and Quakers, 321
Ministry—
must be divinely ordained, 79
in interim-Church, 113
among Mennonites, 116
among Collegiants, 115, 117
as conceived by—
Weigel, 146-147
de Valdès, 237
George Fox, 226, 338-339
Montanists establish a "spiritual" church, xiii
"Montfort, Basil," 93
More, Henry, 118, 280, 319
More, Sir Thomas, 236
"Morning Meeting," the, of London Friends, 232-233
Münzer, Thomas—
views on Inward Word, 19
Mysticism—
characteristics of, xix-xxi, 223
limitations of, xxii-xxix
negative way of, xxv-xxviii
in "spiritual" religion, xv
the basis of life, 3, 4
a pathway to God, 133
of Bünderlin, 35
of Entfelder, 41
of Franck, 46, 55, 62, 155
of Coornhert, 108
of Spinoza, 123, 125
of Ficino, 134
of Paracelsus, 138
of Weigel, 141, 155
of Boehme, 154-155, 159, 201-206
of Randall, 258
of Vane, 273
of English poets, 323
of Traherne, 333-334
"Mysticism, Nature," 133-139, 148, 154, 180 n.
Mystics—
conception of—
man, 70
salvation, 75
the universe, 155
God, xxiv, xxvii-xxviii, 246-247
influence on—
Luther, 6, 7, 9
new views, 136 n.
Coornhert, 108
Boreel, 118
Everard, 247
Rous, 267
Sterry, 280
Cambridge Platonists, 289

"Nature Mysticism," 133-139, 148, 154, 180 n.
Neo-Platonism, 134, 136 n.
Neo-Pythagoreanism, 134
Newton, Sir Isaac—
influence of Boehme on, 181 n., 234
Nicholas, Henry, 108
Nicoladoni, A., 21
on Bünderlin, 33 n.
Norris, John, 319
Novalis—
on Boehme, 153 n.

Oaths—
views on—
of Mennonites, 116
of Collegiants, 116
Ochino, Bernardino, 236, 237, 238
OEcolampadius, 18, 21, 34, 137
Oporin, Humanist printer, 92
Origen, 267, 307

Paracelsus, 137-139
teaching of, 159 n., 184
symbolism of, 173 n.
influence on—
Weigel, 148, 150 n.
Tentzel, 150 n.
Boehme, 154, 174, 175 n.
Parker, Alexander, 233 n.
Pascal, xxx n., 94, 250 n., 261 n.
Patrick, Simon (S. P.)—
on "Latitude-Men," 288 n., 290
on John Smith, 305 n., 306-308, 319
Paul St.—
use of word "spiritual," xi
Penington, Isaac, xix, xxi, 345 n.
Penn, William—
and Abrahams, 122
teaching of, 344, 347, 348
Pennsylvania—
migration of Schwenckfelders to, 83
Penny, A. J.—
on Boehme, 151 n.
Pepys, Samuel—
on Vane, 272
Perfection, doctrine of—
John Sparrow on, 216-217
Randall on, 254, 255, 259
Perkins, 294
Personality, xlix, 8
Pfeiffer, F.—
on Eckhart, xxvi n., xxvii n.
Pflug, Julius, 34
Philadelphian Society, the, 230, 23l, 233
Philosophy—
Greek, 134
in England, 235-236, 288, 295
Arabian, 134
Pico of Mirandola, 134
Pirkheimer, 47
Plato, xxxiv, 53, 134, 211, 268
influence on—
Ficino, 235-236
Peter Sterry, 280
Cambridge Platonists, 289, 290
Traherne, 323
Platonists, Cambridge, 279, 280, 288-291, 319, 334
Plotinus, 3, 53, 211, 236, 239, 280, 289, 290, 323
Poiret, Peter—
on Boehme, 153 n.
Pordage, John, 227-230
on Quakers, 230 n.
Pordage, Samuel—
on John Sparrow, 217 n.
Predestination, 99
as viewed by—
Spiritual Reformers, xlix
Coornhert, 111
Remonstrants, 114
Boehme, 164, 204
Presbyterianism, 268, 28l
Principles, Three—
in Boehme's universe, 183
Proclus, 280
Psalms, translated by Rous, 267
Puritans, 279, 290, 291
Pythagoras, 210

Quakers, the—
precursors of, xxxii, 31, 83, 116, 123, 132, 146,
263, 264 n., 283, 337, 346, 348
circulate The Light on the Candlestick, 128
influence of Boehme on, 220-227, 233 n., 338 n.
influence of Everard on, 252 n.
and the Behmenists, 231-233
mission of, 337-341
organization of, 341-343
views of, 343-348
Qualities, Seven—
in Jacob Boehme, 180-183, 191
in Gnosticism, alchemy, etc., 180 n.
Quarles, Francis, 322, 323

Randall, Giles—
and Everard, 243 n., 256, 260
life of, 253-254
teaching, 254, 255, 260-263
translations, 255-256, 258, 260, 261
Randall, John, 253
Ranterism, 31, 210, 241, 267 n.
among Anabaptists, 33
Ranters, 320
Raphael, 176
Reason—
in "spiritual" religion, xv
as an approach to religion, xxxii-xxxviii
use of, for—
Luther, 12
Franck, 55
Castellio, 98, 101
Coornhert, 108
Ficino, 235-236
Rous, 268
Durant Hotham, 210, 211
Whichcote, 295, 300 n.
Reformation, the—
divisions in, 1, 31, 49, 88, 98-99, 169
character of, 43-44, 66-67
how to be carried out, 82, 112
false course of, 97, 121
in England, 266-267
Spiritual Reformers and, xiv-xv, xlvi, 336-337, 349
Reformer, a—
types of, 14-16
Denck as, 29
Bünderlin as, 43-45
Entfelder as, 43-45
Franck as, 46
Schwenckfeld, 64, 65, 75, 139
Castellio as, 103
Reformers, Spiritual—
type of religion, xxix-xxxii, xlvi-li
views of early, 43-45, 76, 133
views brought into England, 235
mission of, 336-337, 349
and Spinoza, 127
and Weigel, 139, 148
and the Cambridge Platonists, 288-290
influence of, on—
Coornhert, 107
Everard, 239, 251-252
Randall, 255
Vane, 273
Milton, 321
Traherne, 323
Quakerism, 336-337, 348-349
Reforms, Economic and Social, 4
Religion, First-hand—
Faith as, xlv
in "Covenant of Grace," 274
as taught by—
Denck, 26-27
Bünderlin, 37-39
Entfelder, 42
Franck, 45, 58
Schwenckfeld, 71-72
Spiritual Reformers, 76
Castellio, 90, 100
Coornhert, 109
Weigel, 141
Boehme, 154, 170-171, 192 seq.
Durant Hotham, 212
John Ellistone, 217-218
de Valdès, 237
Everard, 244
Rous, 267
Vane, 272, 274
Whichcote, 296, 297-299, 300-301, 322
John Smith, 308, 310, 311-312, 318, 322
English poets, 322-323
Religion of lay type—
Humanism and, 3, 4, 8
found in Schwenckfeld Societies, 82-83
in Collegiant Societies, 115-117, 120
in Congregational Church government, 268
Religion, rational type of, xxxii-xxxviii
Religion, "spiritual," xlvi
in Montanism, xiii
in Gnostic sects, xii
during Reformation period, xiv-xv
three tendencies in, xv, xxix, xlv-xlvi
Religion, study of, xv-xix
Remonstrants, the—
views of, 114
Reuchlin, J., 47
forerunner of Reformation, 134
Richter, Gregorius—
and Boehme, 162-164, 166-167, 168
Rieuwertz, John, 128
Roehrich, Gustave—
on Denck, 17 n.
Roth, F.—
on Schwenckfeld Societies, 83 n.
Rous, Francis—
life, 267-268, 270
writings, 268
teaching, 268-271
Rues, S. F.—
on Collegiants, 123 n.
Rutherford, Samuel—
on Schwenckfeld, 87
on de Valdès, 238
on Randall, 254, 258, 262, 263
"Rynsburgers," 114 (see Collegiants)

Sabbath, the—
names for, 264 n.
true, for Coornhert, 111
Sachs, Hans, 47
Sacraments, the use of—
as taught by—
Luther, 12-14, 19
Denck, 27
Bünderlin, 37, 39
Entfelder, 41-43
Franck, 59
Schwenckfeld, 67-69, 80-82, 86, 270

Castellio, 101
Coornhert, 110-112
Collegiants, 116
Borellists, 120
Weigel, 142, 147
Boehme, 201
Behmenists, 232-233
Jane Leade, 232 n.
Everard, 251
Randall, 254, 255
Vane, 273
Seekers, 273
Whichcote, 302-303
Salter, Dr. Samuel—
on Whichcote, 291 n.
Saltmarsh, John, 267 n.
Salvation—
by Faith, xlii-xliv
by works, xlvi, 75
view of, as held by—
Protestant Reformers, xlvi
Spiritual Reformers, xlvii-xlix, 44, 76
historic Church, 75, 99
Mystics, 75
Luther, 10-12, 76
Denck, 25-27, 28, 243
Bünderlin, 36-38
Entfelder, 42
Franck, 54-55
Schwenckfeld, 70-72, 74-78, 285
Irenaeus, 70
Castellio, 98, 100
Coornhert, 110
Remonstrants, 114
Weigel, 141
Boehme, 170, 190-198, 289
de Valdès, 236, 237
Everard, 250
Sterry, 285
Whichcote, 289, 293, 301
John Smith, 311-312
Traherne, 332-333
Quakers, 345, 346-347
Sampson, Alden—
on Milton, 321 n.
Schellhorn, J. G., 66 n.
Schleiermacher, Friedrich, xxxii
Schmalkald League, 69
Schneider, Walter—
on Adam Boreel, 118 n.
Schweinitz, Sigismund von, 167, 168
Schweizer, A.—
on Castellio, 88 n.
Schwenckfeld, Caspar, 48
as a Reformer, 64, 65, 75, 139
life, 65-69
teaching, 54, 66, 67, 69-87, 154, 269, 285, 346, 347
writings, 64 n., 70 n.
organizes Societies, 82-83
appearance of views in England, 84, 87, 103 n.
influence on—
Weigel, 142, 148
Boehme, 154, 156 n., 190
Scriptures, the—
views on, as held by—
Luther, 12
Denck, 28, 29, 242
Bünderlin, 36
Entfelder, 42
Spiritual Reformers, 44, 251
Franck, 58, 60, 6l, 243
Schwenckfeld, 73
Castellio, 101
Coornhert, 108
Borellists, 120
Boehme, 169, 170, 225
John Sparrow, 215, 216, 225
George Fox, 225
Everard, 245, 251
Randall, 255
Rous, 269
Whichcote, 300
John Smith, 317
Quakers, 348
Scultetus, B., 163 n.
Seekers, the—
and the Stillstand, 68 n.
view of the Church, 84, 86, 340
view of sacraments, 273
Schwenckfeld and, 84
among the Collegiants, 117, 120, 122
in England, 122, 267 n.
Boehme of the type of, 159
Boehme's influence on, 220-221
Vane one of the, 273
and the Quakers, 340-342
Seidemann, J. R.—
on Münzer, 19 n.
Servetus, 93, 96
Sewel, William—
on Abrahams, 122 n.
"Signature," 174, 183, 222, 223
Silesius, Angelus, 244 n.
Simons, Menno, 112, 121
Sin—
views of, as held by—
Franck, 62
Schwenckfeld, 70
Castellio, 99
Remonstrants, 114
Boehme, 154, 155, 177-179, 188-189, 191
John Sparrow, 216, 217
Sterry, 284
Whichcote, 301-302
John Smith, 312-313
Traherne, 331-332
Slee, J. C. Van—
on Collegiants, 114 n.
Smith, John—
life, 305-306
character, 305, 306-308, 318
teaching, 308-318, 322
Societies—
organized by Schwenckfeld, 82-83
of Collegiants, 115-117, 119-120, 123
Society of Friends—
organized by George Fox, 337, 341-343
Socrates, xxxiii n., 211
Sopingius, G., 114
Sparrow, John—
translates Boehme into English, 213-221, 222, 234 n.
views of, 214-217, 225
Spinoza, B.—
mysticism of, xxviii, 123, 125
Philosophy of, 125
and the Spiritual Reformers, 127
and the Collegiants, 123, 128
Spiritual, the word—
Paul's use of, xi
in Johannine writings, xii
among Gnostics, xii
Montanists, xiii
Spiritual Reformers, xiv-xv
"Spiritualists," 12, 31, 48
Spruyt, David, 120
Steiner, R.—
on Boehme, 151 n.
Sterry, Peter—
life, 279-281
writings, 281
teachings, xxx, xxxiv, 281-287
Stillstand, the—
Schwenckfeld and, 67, 86, 273
Franck and, 86
revived by Collegiants and Seekers, 68 n.
Vane adopts type of, 273
Stoddart, A. M.—
on Paracelsus, 137 n.
Stoicism, 134
Stoupe—
on Collegiants, 119
Strobel, G. T.—
on Münzer, 19 n.
Sub-conscious, the, xxviii-xxix
Swinburne, A. C., 173

Tauler, xxvi, 3, 4, 6, 19, 141, 239, 243, 253 n., 267
his conception of God, 247
Taylor, Jeremy, 291
Taylor, Thomas—
on Boehme, 220
"Temperature," 178, 181, 185
Tentzel, A., 242
use of astrology by, 150 n.
Theologia Germanica, xxvi n., 4, 6, 239, 263
translated by—
John Theophilus (Castellio), 103 n., 243, 256
Everard, 243
Randall, 256-257, 258
influence on Weigel, 141
Theophilus, John (Castellio), 103 n., 243
Thornton, William, 220
Tilken, Balthazar, 170
Traherne, Thomas—
life, 323-324, 327, 328
writings, 327
teaching, 322, 324-327, 328-335
Trithemius, 137
Troeltsch, E.—
on Luther, 15 n.
on Franck, 47 n.
on Schwenckfeld, 64 n.
Tuckney, Dr. Anthony, 279, 291
correspondence with Whichcote, 292-296, 302
Tulloch, John—
on Cambridge Platonists, 303 n., 305
Tully, 290
Turner, Wyllyam, 84